Continuing their journey to Lake Valor, Ash and friends encounter a girl named Narissa, dressed up as Flint of the Elite Four, and owner of two Ditto; one of alternate coloration. Despite the fact that she's only been a trainer for a month, Narissa mocks Ash for being a "noob," and loudly proclaims that regular trainers and Gym Leaders alike would run in fear from her two Ditto (which is her reason for not having any gym badges). When battling Ash, however, Narissa's tough facade starts to break, and she shows that she's not exactly as "all-powerful" and as she claims and Brock has a solution to this problem.